Last updated: 12 Aug 96

Serial Number.......................960614307-3

Model Number...................... 301 a.k.a. "The Baby Taylor"

Date of Arrival.......................June 17, 1996

Date of Birth.........................June 14, 1996

Date of Order........................March 13, 1996

Delivery Center......................Guitar Center, El Cajon, California

Delivery With........................Navy blue padded gig bag Made In Korea

Conceived By........................Robert Taylor

Weight................................2 lbs 15 oz., with strings

First Words..........................G-Major Chord

Nickname............................"Babe"

Parent's first reaction..............."He's finally here, 10 weeks overdue but glad to see his face."

"The LongNeck opens up a whole new world of possibilities..."

Handcrafted Classical Series GD 20  

Alvarez-Yairi DY74

Taylor Guitars' 20 page quarterly newsletter. They put their heart into this publication for their fans, customers, and dealers. The newsletter is not currently available on the Internet; however, much of the information published in it is available at Taylor's Web Site.

Trace Acoutic

My choice of amp is from Trace Elliot, distributed by Kaman (makers of Ovation). Maybe someday I can move up to the TA100R, but for now, the TA35CR is enough. Does anyone have any thoughts / experience with Crate's acoustic amp ? I'd like to hear it.

Sabine® AX-800 - "In Tune With The Future"

Tuning made easy ... the first one stopped working but I returned it under warranty - this chromatic auto tuner works like a charm otherwise.

Martin Marquis Strings

I've always loved these. They are bright and sound true. D'Addario® sound pretty good too. Martin Guitar Polish is the only stuff I put on my instruments.

Forthcoming, genuine Taylor Guitar strings ... made in the USA by Taylor craftsmen in El Cajon, California. I didn't know that only a dozen string manufacturers exist in the US, who makes what ? Since the Ovation is a bit unique in its acoustics, I haven't experimented with putting anything other than the Kaman strings that it was originally strung with. These Kaman strings seem to match up well with the Long Neck but it's really difficult to compare.

Kyser Capo

Their Quick-Change Capo® an original - is there really any better ? Just bought a Bird of Paradise capo, interesting but I hope the finely meshed teeth don't start wearing out as I use it regularly.

Dean Markley Pickup

Currently using a ZH-7 for the Alvarez-Yairi, the GA-BE and Longneck have built-in pickups. I don't really have much experience in external pickups so it's hard to say if the ZH-7 is good, it certainly isn't close to the built-in piezo-electric pickups.

I tried a Korg / AcousticWorks G2 Acoustic Guitar Effects Processor once but was totally under-whelmed. The 12-string effect was seemingly non-existent. Maybe I'm just not ready to go totally electric yet ...

Where Do You Get All This Stuff ?

Living in Southern California, I haven't seen the ultimate guitar store as of yet. I'm always looking but so far my favorite is the chain, Guitar Center. I've tried most of the local shops but they just don't seem to be able to keep up with good inventory or they go out of business.

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